Mohy-Ud-Din N, Deyl I, Umar S, Abdul-Baki H, Morrissey S. Quality Gaps in Management of Acute Pancreatitis: A Tertiary Care Center Experience.
Pancreas 2021;
50:544-548. [PMID:
33939667 DOI:
10.1097/mpa.0000000000001811]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a leading cause of inpatient care among gastrointestinal conditions. Our study compares the management of AP and adherence to guidelines among teaching medicine, nonteaching medicine, and surgical services within the same center.
METHODS
We performed a retrospective chart review of AP patients admitted to our center between January 2016 and January 2017 and analyzed the clinical and epidemiological data.
RESULTS
Of 115 patients, 65% were admitted to medicine (IM), and 35% were admitted to surgery. Mean age was 53.9 (standard deviation [SD], 15) years, and 52% were males; 38.6% (n = 29) of IM patients were prescribed lactated Ringer's solution for fluid resuscitation (mean rate of 153 [SD, 44.98] mL/h on teaching and 113 [SD, 43.56] mL/h on the nonteaching service). Antibiotics were prescribed to 22.6% (n = 17) of IM patients. On the surgical service, 77.5% of patients were prescribed lactated Ringer's solution for fluid resuscitation (mean rate of 108.25 [SD, 1.19] mL/h); 52.5% of patients received antibiotics.
CONCLUSIONS
Adherence to guidelines for management of AP is inadequate, and nonuniformity exists across different services within the same institution. There is a need for quality improvement initiatives.
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